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Study for a Ceiling Decoration: Coronation of the Virgin (recto); Female Head (verso)

Giacinto Brandi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States

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Title: Study for a Ceiling Decoration: Coronation of the Virgin (recto); Female Head (verso)
Creator: Giacinto Brandi
Date Created: 1680
Physical Dimensions: 18 1/16 x 14 5/8in. (45.9 x 37.2cm)
Type: Drawing
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/338714
Medium: Red chalk, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white, on brownish paper (recto); red chalk study of a female head (verso)
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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